and the
ublic Accounts Committee, in the
ca se of the majority of Colonies it is
for the Secretary of State to prescribe
the financial regulations; and it is surely unnecessary for the S. of . to
lay down rules more stringent than are
adequate
considered *ummary by the Director of
Colonial Audit. I suggest, therefore, that if any circular enforcing strict
compliance with C.R.288 is to be prepared
its issue should be confined to those
Colonies with whose accounts the Treasury
and ublic Accounts Committee are dir-
ectly concerned.
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Sir J. Maffey,
This is a somewhat technical point of
accounting procedure; but it is one on which
Colonial practice appears to deviate from
Treasury principles and might consequently be
difficult for you to defend if you were
challenged by the Public Accounts Committee.
I should be inclined to bring the point
to the notice of all Colonial Governments, not
merely those receiving a grant-in-aid from the
British Exchequer. If some of them demur to
abandoning old-established methods, we can
consider their representations on their merits.
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